The Republican journal., 1887-07-07
Belfast Slandered,

DolIdSb Nlduu6T6u,
The ring organ OF this city. representing an
organization whose motto is rule or ruin, and
who are sourcd becau.c they 10 longer have
their fingers in the city treasury. is true TO its
instincts in rcpubli>hing from the book entitled
Eastern Maine and the Rebellion a >laudcr
upon Belfast Not only that. but it garble> the
extract to better suit its purpose. After mcn-
tion OF Belfast twcnty-six years ago as "a
thriving. growing city, and of the honorable
part borne in the war, the ring organ quotes
and .arcs--:tS follows
For some years after. her vessels sailed to
all quarter. of the world, many came to her
markets. and prosperity was on her right hand
and on her left. In AN evil hour she caught
the railroad fever, and. after giving her money
freely, WAS betrayed and given over to her
enemies. The iron horse has been
her ruin, and to-day her >hipbuidHg is a thing
OF the past; her customers. or most of them,
! have sought other markets. her wharves are
tumbling and decayng. and compared with
| Belfast Of twenty years ago. she seems like
city stricken with palsy"
| Where the asterisk> are the following ap
pears in the book: Later she met with ar
other misfortune. when She was handed over
| TO that great monopoiy-the Maine Central
Railroa1-which, marching its >erpentine trail
| through our state. brushes everything and
everybody not in full accord with its own SCI
fish intcro>t>'
| 1t is not worth while to consider now
! whether Belfast was wise or unwise in build
in" the railroad. nor does the question as to
the Maine Central monopoly greatly concern
| us. But suppose the Maine Central had not
/ leased our road when completed what would
lnyc been the present condition of our city ::
These. however. are things of the past. What
we have to deal with is the reflections cast up
/ on the Belfast of to-day. which no one can fail
/ to are alike unwarranted and incXc!isahe.
Why single ont the >hipbuding Industry of
Belfast: The same is true Of every port in
the United States where >hpbuilding has been
carried on. Conditions have changed. Iron
and steam have taken the place of wood and
sails. and one of our modern three or four
na>tc'i schooncrS does the work of half a ,loz-
cn or more of the ol,i-timc coasters.
50 far from seeming 'likc city stricken
with the palsy" Belfast was never more pros
| porous than she is TO-DAY. and her future pros
poets arc bright. She has been freed from the
rule of The mon who for four years oppres-
scti and robbed her: low taxes have been es-
tai,li>hci; her finances placed on a sound
footing: and her affairs are in honest hands
and conducted with an eye single to the public
good. Belfast to-day i not only Il prosperous
| but :: !eantiful city. AMI is about to reap the
advantages of her fine location and attractive
surroundings. and the carkingS Of few NAL
contents will not hinder her progress.
Hon. Rion Bradbury. who died at his resi-
| dence in Portland last Friday. has long been
| prominent a. lawyer and a politician, and
| hi> friends were not confined to HE party he
has served ably aud faithfully. Mr.
! bradbury WAS about the only one of the old
guar! o1 the Maine Democracy to be reco.-
nized by the cleveland Administration. and
| lie appointment aS Surveyor Of the Port of
| Portland W&> generally commended, although
/ lie vas worthy Of higher station. Mi. Brad
| bury Was born in Bi'l'leiord in 1911! graduated
/ At BoN'on when les tl.au twenty years OF
a-se, admitted 10 the bar in 1884 and at
/ oGrr BEGAN !h~ practice Of law at Calais For
| year, hr WAS one of ;ilc leading LAWYERS Of
| Washington county. and when il WAS known
| tiiat he WIS 10 address Il j.Iry the old court
room Al Machia> was always pachc,I lie was
not only IN eloquent anl able speaker, but a
! very handsome man, anl always the polished
and county 9tntlrmlll. He served in the Leg
| i-l.iiuic Il; ''iltcrent times from Calais and
ta>tp"r', WAS appointed Collector at ta,iport
| IN 1914. WIS tWic,. rcap;uintrd. and was the
| candidate Of his i.arty for Congress and for
! Governor During the war he WAS Il war
! Democrat. liz had been = resident of Port
| land since. l>i;.
/ The new yacht built for Gen. &. !. Paine of
Boston was launched at Wilmington, Del,
june ;Dlh, and it is said that Il more laki>h
aud pratical looking craft was never seen in
Nachln" .ui>r. 1t may be significant of her
capabilities. OF il may be mere SclnlIance but
She will look, when in the water. like a noatin"
>word-iish. full in the body, but fine at the
ends. She is 10I feet over all. but only Sf on
| the water line The most striking features of
| the boat. aS seen in broa;lsihc view are her
great depth aft, her long keen. sharply diinin-
| l>hing forrfoot. the cutter-likc rake OF her
stelil-lo>i, her lengthy. angular oyerhan9. and
| hcr sharp >hccr. fore and Aft. There is a much
sharper angle between the tip of her forcfoot
and the lowest line of her keel than is seen in
any of the other boats. All critics unite in
calling the new cup defender "a skinner"
There appears to he hardly any resistance sur
/ face about the craft. Her stem is almost sharp
enough to cut an apple, being but a qua rtcr of
an inch thick. Her ovcrhanging stern is so
arranged that the dead water will pass off
without ob>tructng the boats speed. With Il
centreboard 20 feet deep, and mast so tall
that it will not 90 under the Brooklyn bridge,
it would appear that the last effort of Designer
| Hrr.cs, was not to be a failure.
! The judge of the Belfast police court con-
tinue> to write letters to himself Il. editor of
the ring organ, probably to show that the
apologiSt. and defender, of those who robbed
the lahoring man and the city. and the r,lll>cl-
lers best friend. is also follower of Ananias.
This official evidently prid"> himself on the
llon-perforif:ahcc of duty for which he is paid
5000 "A year out of the pockets of taxpayers,
he i. sci 10 do by the disrcputable TaXpavcr
ring.
| The London correspondent of the New Yorl,
Tribune says: ''No doubt Mr.. Blaine is pretty
generally regarded here as a stron" politi cal
opponent Of England. But the best English
| people are delighted to see him and the per-
sonal impression he has made is very great
Indeed, | will take the liberty of saying that
no American holding no official position has
within my recollection been more warmly re-
ceived or so much liked and admired,
| London paper criticises Minister Phelps
for failing to extend the usual and proper
courtescs to Mr.. Blaine, whereupon the Bos-
ton Record rises to remark: ''The idea that
Phelps can snub Blaine is ..aw one in this
country. Who is Phelps, any way? The most
we ever heard about him before he became
minister to England was his connection with
the rotorious Emma mine"
Hon. A. i. Morrill,, whose death is announc-
ed elsewhere, was the first Republican G over
nor of Maine. and had served in the State Leg
stature and in Congress. He died full of wears
and honors. To the last he maintained his old
time interest in temperance, prohibition and
RepubcaniSm. His death is n conspicuous